Gill finalizes official contract

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Coach Turner Gill answers questions from the media after giving a speech.

Slightly more than a month after his introductory press conference Dec. 14, Turner Gill now has an official contract.

Kansas Athletics released the specifics of Gill’s contract Wednesday. Gill will make $2 million per year for the next five years for a total of $10 million.

Gill’s compensation package ranked fifth among Big 12 coaches, according to a statement from Kansas Athletics.

Gill’s annual base salary is set at $229,900 with an annual media payment of $1,770,100. Gill will also receive a retention payment of $100,000 per year if he fulfills his five-year term.

Gill could earn up to $400,000 annually in incentives.

He’ll receive $25,000 for a regular season Big 12 Championship, one month’s salary for bowl game participation and $50,000 for participation in a BCS bowl game. In addition, Gill will receive $100,000 if he is named the National Coach of the Year and $200,000 if Kansas wins the national championship.

“Turner Gill is a winner,” Kansas Athletics Director Lew Perkins said in the statement. “He is an excellent coach and a terrific person. With Turner and the outstanding staff he has assembled, Kansas fans can look forward to many exciting Saturdays at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium.”

Former Kansas football coach Mark Mangino made $2.3 million annually before he resigned following the 2009 football season. Mangino received the same base salary and media payment as Gill. However, Mangino could have made up to $675,000 annually for performance-based incentives.

— Edited by Katie Blankenau

 

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